Eyelid cap



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EYELID GAP Filed Dec. '7, 1935 INVENTOR Zl Z/lzam (zjiauer (Q. hunt,

ATTORNEY Patented June 23, 1936 y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application December '7, 1935, Serial No. 53,300

2 Claims. (01.2-15) This invention relates to a protective eye lid Fig. 8 is a cross-section on line 8-8 of Figcap for the protection of the eyes of patients or ure 6. persons undergoing treatment beneath sun- As illustrated in Figures 1 to 4, the preferred lamps in solariums or the like against the perform of my invention shows an eye lid cap or 5 nicious influence of the infra-red rays during cover comprising a body l preferably curved to massage or similar treatments, or during taking fit the curvature of the eye lid and molded from a sunbath at the shore or other localities, and it any suitable plastic material or cut from a block is the principal object of my invention to provide of suitable material, and equipped with a radiala comparatively simple and inexpensive article 1y disposed handle or grip ll one or both ends of 10 which nevertheless is durable and highly efwhich are re-entrantly bent, as at II, to loosely 10 ficient in operation. engage the lower face of the body so as to hold Another object of my invention is the proexchangeablya sanitary lining l3. vision of an eye lid cap equipped with an ex- In the form of my invention illustrated in Figchangeable sanitary lining of suitable material. ure 5, the suitably Curved y p 14 0f the 15 Still another object of my invention is the prohas two radially arranged a s grips 5, 15 vision of an eye lid cover and cap adapted to the i6 formed therewith or attached thereto and shape of the eye lid and provided with a suitable provid d wit openin s th u wh h r handle or handles allowing the convenient hanas band Other pp p fastening clling of the cap and so shaped as to serve as means a d w p d y ea s of w ich holder for the lining. the can may be conveniently attached to the 20 A further object of my invention is the prowrist of a bather if used on the strand. vision of an eye lid cap the handles of which are In t e m of my invention st e in spaced from the body thereof to provide a means ures 7 the Suitably curved body P 0f the for threading or otherwise securing thereto a p has formed therewith, preferably near ts cord, elastic band or the like by means of which ends the handles grips 2!] having Op 25 th cap may be conveniently tt t th 2|, 22 or spaces through which a suitable fastenwrist of a bather for instance if used on the ing means 231$ threaded passed y ea s f tr d or h which the cap may be secured to the wrist or the A hin further object of my invention is t like of a bather or user. Intermediate its ends provision of an eye lid cap or cover preferably the p body has formed therewith tWO DD S 30 made from suitable material as for instance 1y disposed holder bers 4, 25 with their incellulose acetate or other moldable plastic maner ends spaced from one another, s at whi e t m and suitably 1 their outer ends are re-entrantly bent to loosely These and other bject and advantages of engage the lower face of the cap and serve as my invention will become more fully known as holders the Sanitary lining 35 the description thereof proceeds, and will then The Operation and use Of my protective eye be specifically defined in the appended claim lid caps will be entirely clear from the above de- In th accompanying drawing forming scription by having simultaneous reference to eerie part of t disclosure; the drawing, and it will be clear that by the use Fig. 1 is top plan View of an eye 1 cap com of the cap the eye will be efiiciently protected 40 structed according to my invention, against the sun rays or the rays of sun-lamps or 2 i longitudinal Section through t cap the like while the exchangeable sanitary lining on line 2 2 of Figure 1 will safeguard the person undergoing treatment Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 33 of Figagainst Contagion, d if ne essary a wad of r 1, cotton or other hygienic material may be inter- Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the cap with posed between y lid and cap. The elastic the lining partly broken away, fastening means will provide a means to se- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form curely a d conveniently carry t can on the 5 of my cap with a fastening means threaded P n a n loss a mi placement on the through its handles. beach or the like, while the material of the cap Fig. 6 is a top plan view of another modificay have y Color to Suit y as e, and may tion of the cap. be so selected as to allow a manufacture of the Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section through the cap at reasonable cost. cap, on line 1-1 of Figure 6. It will be understood that I have disclosed as 55 examples a few of the many possible forms for practically making my cap, and that I may make such changes in its general arrangement and in the construction of its minor details as come within the scope of the appended claims without departure from the spirit of my invention and the principles involved.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat- 10 entis: V v

1. An eye lid cap comprising a body, a lining for said body, a handle, and means associated with said handle to exchangeably hold said lining to said body.

2. An eye lid cap or cover comprising a curved body, a sanitary lining therefor, and a radial handle or grip thereon having its end formed as a holder for the sanitary lining to allow an exchange of the same.

- WILLIAM G. BAUER. 

